Quantifying cell divisions along evolutionary lineages in cancer

Cell division drives somatic evolution but is challenging to quantify. We developed a framework to count cell divisions with DNA replication-related mutations in polyguanine homopolymers. Analyzing 505 samples from 37 patients, we studied the milestones of colorectal cancer evolution. Primary tumors...

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Main Authors: Blohmer, Martin (Author) , Cheek, David M. (Author) , Hung, Wei-Ting (Author) , Kessler, Maria (Author) , Chatzidimitriou, Foivos (Author) , Wang, Jiahe (Author) , Hung, William (Author) , Lee, I.-Hsiu (Author) , Gorelick, Alexander N. (Author) , Wassenaar, Emma CE (Author) , Yang, Ching-Yeuh (Author) , Yeh, Yi-Chen (Author) , Ho, Hsiang-Ling (Author) , Speiser, Dorothee (Author) , Karsten, Maria M. (Author) , Lanuti, Michael (Author) , Pai, Sara I. (Author) , Kranenburg, Onno (Author) , Lennerz, Jochen K. (Author) , Chou, Teh-Ying (Author) , Kloor, Matthias (Author) , Naxerova, Kamila (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 4 February 2025
In: Nature genetics
Year: 2025, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 706-717
ISSN:1546-1718
DOI:10.1038/s41588-025-02078-5
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-02078-5
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Author Notes:Martin Blohmer, David M. Cheek, Wei-Ting Hung, Maria Kessler, Foivos Chatzidimitriou, Jiahe Wang, William Hung, I.-Hsiu Lee, Alexander N. Gorelick, Emma CE Wassenaar, Ching-Yeuh Yang, Yi-Chen Yeh, Hsiang-Ling Ho, Dorothee Speiser, Maria M. Karsten, Michael Lanuti, Sara I. Pai, Onno Kranenburg, Jochen K. Lennerz, Teh-Ying Chou, Matthias Kloor & Kamila Naxerova

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